DIY Winter Vase

I picked up some white carnations yesterday but

realized I didn't have a holiday vase to put them in.

No worries, a little mod podge & glitter to the rescue!

I pulled a scrap of red ribbon from my jar, tied it

around the top and snipped off the ends. A simple

tree paper punch, stuck to my jar with scrapbook

adhesive and then I decided it needed more sparkle.

Soooo...A quick paint job along the bottom half

of my mason jar with the Mod Podge. I sprinkled

some glitter (over a plate) and then set it 

upside down to dry. The unused glitter easily slid 

back into the container when I pinched the side of

the paper plate and shook it in.

Super quick and easy...I just might be glittering

everything in our house (if I don't spray paint

it gold first, haha). Happy Glittering!

LeroyLime Craft Room Reveal

 The BIG craft room reveal is finally here!!! 

I'm happy to say, the shop is now open again and off of vacation mode.

Moving is a far cry from vacation and it feels oh so wonderful to 

call a place home again...

without further ado, please excuse the photo overload

and enjoy my new crafty space!

My old desk, along the back wall. My handy hubby cut the

top down to fit the space and sanded off the dings and marks

from moving...I love the new vintage look of the corners and 

decided to not repaint it.

 The new desk is simple, huge and pretty much

pure awesomeness!! 5 X 5' top with two IKEA shelving

units as the legs and lots of storage, yipee!!

The punch board made it through the move and was

screwed directly into the studs...this bad boy is heavy 

without the punches on there but makes great use

of wall space. I picked up a few new buckets from IKEA

since we live near one again.

I bought these almost 9 years ago (my first Etsy purchase)

and they've been amazing for my ink pads. Keeps them all

accessible and in view so I can easily snag the color or colors

I'm working with at the time.

I love these little bars and picked up a few with the intent

of possibly using them in the space but not sure where or

what for. Once the ink pad holders were up, I needed

something to fill the space between them and voila!

The perfect place for scissors, adhesive and other items

I use on a daily basis.

These old DVD holders from IKEA have been my 

go to for stamp sets...if there's any advice I can give

about organizing a craft room, 

UTILIZE YOUR WALL SPACE!!

It's a must, products actually get used since

they are in plain sight and aren't stashed away,

clearly forgotten in a bin or box.

Filing cabinets for all of my 8-1/2 X 11" Cardstock

Clear glass jars for visible and cute storage!

I've had one bookcase for years BUT picked up

a second to even out my space. No worries, I had

plenty to put on the shelves! haha

If you use glitter or embossing powder, this is THE 

BEST way to store it. I keep a plastic spoon in each 

container and sprinkle on what is needed directly

over the container with all the extra falling back

inside. Pop the top back on and no mess to clean up!

A skinny IKEA shelf for my 12X12" Cardstock

A small spot between the windows was perfect

for this little shelving unit. My hubby just had to 

lop off a bit from the top molding so it would fit

and he aged it up with the sander.

A bright photo without my chair. I LOVE 

all the natural light that pours in.

What's your favorite part??

 If you need me, this is where I'll be planting my 

backside...off to get some paper cuts, my friends!

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How to Organize Glitter and Twine with Washi Tape

I've been starting to not like my bookshelf lately, so decided to do

a bit of cleaning, organizing, purging and prettying it up a bit. 

I've had a few rolls of bakers twine in these handy shaker glass cups 

for awhile now...but have entirely way too many rolls of twine to contain

each one, so I picked a few of my 'go-to' colors and added a bit of coordinating 

Washi Tape to jazz up the jars a bit. I love how the rolls stay nice and neat and

you can pull out as much or as little as you need. I tried using the large sugar

shaker jars like this but found that the twine would get caught and I ended up 

just ripping off the little sugar flap anyway. 

I also was tired of my old labeling system for my Embossing Powder

and Glitter. I used to have a hanging tag attached on each corner but 

they would get flipped or bent in moves...so when in Rome (or Minot)

what better time to #Washi than now, right?!

I pulled out a tiny set of letter stamps, and inked them up with 

Black Momento Ink. To get a nice straight stamped word, I

ripped off pieces of Washi Tape and placed them on a glass

cutting board. The Washi peeled off perfectly and stuck

straight onto the little reusable plastic containers. 

Each container has it's own plastic spoon for ease of shaking

the embossing powder or glitter onto whatever image I'm working

on at the moment. The extra powder or glitter is easily tapped

 off and falls right back into the container, no mess, no fuss!

 I've almost finished with the rest of the shelves and love

how 'pretty' they look now! 

How do you store your bakers twine? Embossing Powder? or Glitter?

I'd love to see!